Dark Religion and Conspiracy Theories
Tracking # 20-1038024
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Course overview
Conspiracy theories have been gradually occupying larger domains of cultural and political life. This presentation will take a symbolic perspective and offer a non-dismissive understanding of the reasons for strong adherence to conspiracy theories. The presenter uses the term dark religion to describe all forms of fanatical, radical and extreme religions. His research shows how dark religion leads to profound conflicts on both the personal and cultural level, including terrorism and wars. surveys the vast contemporary cultural and religious landscapes. In this program he will discuss different psychological phenomena and dynamics underlying religious extremism and fundamentalism, show how the Self influences the way one holds onto a radical creed, introduce some mythological and clinical parallels and explore our own feelings when confronted with Dark religion.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Social Worker
Registered Social Worker Assistant
Disclosure statements
Participants will learn:
•The psychological phenomena and dynamics underlying dark religion and conspiracy theories
•How the Self, namely non-credible representations of numinous energies, influences the way ego holds onto the dark religion & conspiracy theories.
•What constitutes that adherence to be considered excessive, unhealthy.
•What are mythological and clinical parallels of the phenomena.
•How to identify the difference between spirituality and Dark religion.
•Where conspiracy theory and creed overlap.
••The phenomena of identification, inflation, possession, and split-off.